Latest Patna Police News & Updates

Patna, March 28 (IANS) In a major crackdown on narcotics trafficking, Patna Police has busted a large-scale drug racket and arrested two accused, seizing over 21 kg of smack with an estimated international market value of around Rs 25 crore.The operation was carried out under the jurisdiction of Alamganj Police Station following specific intelligence inputs received on March 27.Acting on the inputs, a special raiding team was constituted under the supervision of City SP (East) Parichay Kumar.Dur…

Patna, March 21 (IANS) In a major crackdown, a joint operation by the police and the Narcotics Cell in Samastipur district has busted a drug trafficking network, leading to the arrest of two accused and the seizure of heroin worth approximately Rs 6 lakh.According to a press release issued by the Superintendent of Police’s office, specific intelligence was received on the morning of March 21, 2026, that members of a narcotics gang would arrive at Shahpur Patori railway station carrying a consi…

Patna, March 12 (IANS) The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has filed a supplementary chargesheet against two more accused in a 2022 case related to an alleged conspiracy by the banned Popular Front of India (PFI) to disrupt peace and communal harmony through unlawful and anti-national activities.The chargesheet was submitted on Wednesday before the NIA Special Court, taking the total number of accused arrested and chargesheeted in the case to 20.According to the NIA investigation, the two ac…

Patna, March 2 (IANS) In a major crackdown ahead of Holi, the police in Bihar’s Muzaffarpur seized a large consignment of illegal foreign liquor and arrested a pickup truck driver during a special operation in the Gaighat police station area on Monday. According to officials, acting on specific intelligence inputs, police received information that a substantial quantity of foreign liquor was being transported from Darbhanga to Muzaffarpur for illegal distribution during the Holi festival.Followi…

Patna, March 2 (IANS) The Patna Police has foiled an alleged conspiracy to create unrest in Maner city ahead of the Holi festival by arresting eight suspected criminals from a garden near Hulasi Tola village, officials said on Monday. Acting on a tip-off, police surrounded the location and apprehended the group of criminals while they were allegedly planning a crime.During the raid, police officers recovered two country-made pistols, one additional pistol and eight live cartridges from the posse…

Patna, Feb 28 (IANS) Tension gripped the campus of Patna Science College on Saturday after reports of one or two rounds of gunfire during voting for the Patna University Student Union elections.Following the information, police from Pirbahor police station, led by Patna Town DSP-1, rushed to the spot and began an investigation.Additional forces were deployed to ensure security at the polling station and surrounding areas.SDPO Rajesh Ranjan confirmed the incident, stating, “A gunshot was fired at…

Patna, Feb 27 (IANS) Three accused wanted in a sensational firing case have surrendered before a court in Patna following sustained pressure from the police.The accused have been identified as Shneh Kumar, Raj Kamal and Praful Kumar, all residents of Ibrahimpur village under Naubatpur police station.They are allegedly involved in a shooting incident that took place on February 11 this year at Ibrahimpur village, where one person was seriously injured.The incident was a result of personal rivalry…

Patna, Feb 21 (IANS) A day after meeting Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Rajesh Ranjan, popularly known as Pappu Yadav, the Lok Sabha MP from Purnea, issued a detailed statement describing his ordeal after alleged arrest and sought the Speaker’s intervention. In the statement, Pappu Yadav said that during the meeting in New Delhi, he apprised the Speaker of the events of February 6, along with supporting evidence, and urged him to take cognisance of what he termed a serious and grave matter.“Yes…

Patna, Feb 13 (IANS) Former IPS officer Amitabh Kumar Das was detained by Patna Police on Friday for allegedly spreading misleading information and using abusive language on social media in connection with the suspicious death of a NEET aspirant in the state capital.According to official sources, the action was taken under Case No. 44/26 registered at Chitragupt Nagar police station.The case relates to the death of a student preparing for NEET at Shambhu Girls’ Hostel, which had triggered wide…

Patna, Feb 11 (IANS) An encounter between the Bihar Police Special Task Force (STF) and a notorious criminal took place early Wednesday morning in the Alamganj police station area of Patna City.The operation was jointly carried out by Patna Police and the STF.The injured criminal has been identified as Rajiv Kumar alias Surya Don, a resident of the Khajekala police station area.He was shot in the leg during the encounter and was immediately admitted to a city hospital for treatment.According to …